tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62225649021800696982024-03-17T21:35:35.914-08:00GeneflowLife in Alaska, Politics and Scientific Disinformation.TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.comBlogger849125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-40638809496544179952011-08-19T11:24:00.000-08:002011-08-19T11:24:37.759-08:00How do you whip procrastination?Over the summer, while I was in the field, I was listening to a book called "Predictably Irrational." It was a great book about behavioural economics, a sort of wedding between the findings of psychology, and what it should tell us about economic decision making by individuals and large groups of people. It's a very good book, and a very practical book, because it's full of gems about how to use TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-72195684697458354582011-08-17T11:26:00.000-08:002011-08-17T11:26:52.167-08:00Bear safety while huntingSome sage advice from Rick Sinnott summarizing the research on bear attacks on Alaskans, and the best defence against them:
Is a firearm better protection than bear spray? Bear spray -- a concoction of propellants and capsaicin (from red pepper) that burns the eyes and mucous membranes -- is effective up to about 30-35 feet. Dr. Tom Smith, Herrero and others assessed the effectiveness of TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-75118615750473856322011-05-13T17:00:00.003-08:002011-05-13T17:00:01.085-08:00Things that have always been issuesHere are some things that have always been issues, except for when they haven't been an issue at all. I'd first like to show the google timeline that I'm using is a generally good representation of what's important at a given time.
The search I did was for 'War' You can pick out the major wars on this ol' graph. Bigger bars mean more was written about it at the time. A bar twice as big is twice TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-44814195061744677652011-05-11T23:46:00.000-08:002011-05-13T12:47:15.291-08:00Moose on the looseA moose decided to check out UAA's student union. Some suggested captions:
Hey buddy, aren't you a little young to be taking college classes?
More proof the university doesn't really care about the students: there's not even a sprig of willow in any of dining halls! You have to go off campus for some decent food!
UAA decides to hedge their bets against UAF next hockey season by recruiting a newTwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-10682914413870981242011-05-02T09:26:00.000-08:002011-05-02T09:26:39.495-08:00Pilot bread gets seriousPilot bread is practically a staple in the bush, and it's pretty common to offer it to folks along with some coffee when they come by visiting. It's also quintessential outdoor food for backpackers, hunters, rafters, and so forth, because the stuff is just indestructible. It's also incredibly calorie dense, and something like a 100 and change per cracker. You need a big chunk of club TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-58168847234093541292011-04-21T07:34:00.000-08:002011-04-21T07:34:41.287-08:00PicturesYes, I know the photo is on the wrong day! Photos on a Thursday? Why, it's unthinkable!
I actually have photography block. I haven't seen anything and though, `wow, that's pretty` lately, and that's unsurprising. After all, we're in full-on melt-down mode here in Fairbanks. The snow is nasty, mud is getting all over, and ice is building up on any depression or level surface. Add to that the fact TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-27580937878709647282011-04-20T07:46:00.000-08:002011-04-20T07:46:26.563-08:00You could have picked a worse locale...... Paul could have tried to set up shop in Ester. That's my attitude towards the Goldstream General Store. About two years ago, you may recall there was a stink about the employees going on strike. The store used to be owned by some nice folks who decided to sell it quietly. So quietly that almost no one knew about it until it was done. The problem was the new owner had strong opinions about TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-1211780927829126922011-04-13T07:00:00.000-08:002011-04-13T07:00:18.137-08:00PicturesTwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-27610534994117950332011-04-06T07:00:00.002-08:002011-04-06T07:00:07.579-08:00PicturesTwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-8306160690790677752011-04-02T21:11:00.002-08:002011-04-02T21:11:45.216-08:00Fairbanks is looking for a bioinformatics guru!Here's an announcement that was recently sent out over evol-dir:
University of Alaska Fairbanks seeks a Unit Manager for the Life
Science Informatics/ Epidemiology Biostatistics cores. These cores
provide technical computing services, such as database development and
management, data dissemination services, optimization of technical
software, custom data analysis pipelining, maintenance of
TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-6025844899877306712011-03-31T08:00:00.000-08:002011-03-31T08:27:31.313-08:00What are you supposed to get out of college, anyhow?The most excellent Dr. Palmer has written an interesting post on how she views many biology graduate students shoot themselves in the foot through focusing on the wrong skills in their tenure as students. While on whole I would agree with what she's written, especially the bits about non-transferable skills, I think the focus on `soft skills,` things such as lit reviews and public speaking, is TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-55731814122562668852011-03-30T07:00:00.002-08:002011-03-30T07:00:11.956-08:00PicturesTwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-72528974162447687662011-03-23T07:00:00.002-08:002011-03-23T07:00:21.690-08:00PicturesTwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-19692412284891455302011-03-21T07:32:00.000-08:002011-03-21T07:32:22.059-08:00Beer notes from last weekI had this written up last week, but for some reason never sat down at the computer and typed it up. I've been emptying out all those bottles I've been hanging on to with the intention of trying. Hopefully I have a Japanese beer in the queue, and an Aussie (Sorry, it's not Boag's Premium). I'm hoping to crack them open in the next week, once I'm done with this great pomegranate juice I found...
TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-12424708075467428932011-03-16T11:46:00.001-08:002011-03-16T11:47:23.890-08:00Alaska Census changes, 2000 to 2010Data time, people! Behold, tables:
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Borough or Census area 2000 estimate 2010 estimate % TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-28503558112381235942011-03-16T07:57:00.000-08:002011-03-16T07:57:49.598-08:00Before the AK census dataThe AK census data will be posted today at 10am, AKDT. Before they post it, I want to make some minor predictions about what the data will show.
This is like the Nenana ice classic, except I don't get anything if I'm right. ;)
Big winners - Anchorage and Fairbanks. Juneau will remain relatively flat (less than 2% growth if any). In South East, some of the islands in the Alexander TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-39377052662533495862011-03-16T07:25:00.002-08:002011-03-16T07:25:00.938-08:00PicturesTwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-10993672488654681862011-03-14T16:18:00.000-08:002011-03-14T16:18:26.587-08:00CNN SkepticismLast night, I was having dinner out at what I thought was a normal time, but thanks to DST was really nearly 9 at night. Consequently, the restaurant was very empty, and there wasn't many people to talk to or do the normal social things with while you wait for that one cook left around to fire up the grill again. I started watching TV, to kill some time. And let me say something that's been TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-38461814338289881322011-03-09T08:30:00.004-09:002011-03-09T08:30:00.345-09:00DInner, deconstrutedWhat do you do when you're richer than any human could possibly want in a lifetime? If you're former Microsoft CTO, Nathan Myhrvold, you start out advocating searching for dinosaur vomit. After all, birds will sometimes spew, and what are birds, if not modern dinosaurs? But a man has to have a hobby between encouraging people to dig for Dino-Pellets. Nathan's is running a food science lab of his TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-67495934069634936802011-03-09T07:24:00.002-09:002011-03-09T07:24:57.253-09:00PicturesTwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-82159931578334540032011-03-08T07:16:00.002-09:002011-03-08T08:01:14.698-09:00In the annals of Dim Things To Do.I've said it before. Heck, I've said it here. Do not pet the moose. You do not share a deep spiritual connection with them. They won't recognize you as a kindred spirit. They aren't your bestest friend in the world. Some of them may be quite cute, but forget about taking them home with you. It isn't going to end well for either of you.
Even not counting car collisions, a moose is more TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-25721942753421968742011-03-05T10:40:00.000-09:002011-03-05T10:40:39.937-09:00Immunize!I saw this on the lovable Orac's webamablog, a parody of the song "Billionare" about vaccination. Watch. It's hillarious.Almost as good is the blurb on the creater's YouTube channel:I'm a hospital physician and purveyor of educational medical satire. On staff at a major academic institution, I strive to practice only evidence-based comedy...everything on this site is clinically proven to be (TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-85383069787725668792011-03-02T07:00:00.001-09:002011-03-02T07:00:10.374-09:00PicturesTwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-2116799196185949402011-02-24T07:30:00.001-09:002011-02-24T07:30:01.522-09:00Beer notes from TuesdayThis is a beer I tried at the Alaskan Beer and Barley Wine festival, and it was the first amongst all of the beers I tried that day. This... this is excellent. Alaskan Smoked Porter, by Alaskan Brewing Company The bottle is 65.1cl brown glass, with a single, simple label that has no clear indication of brewing date. Pouring it, the beer is a dark brown with a light beige head that fades to TwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222564902180069698.post-43399000652816374502011-02-23T07:00:00.001-09:002011-02-23T07:00:02.167-09:00PicturesTwoYakshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004999495564178762noreply@blogger.com0